19 March, 2010

An Overdue Thanks

Back in August I won a copy of Bend the Rules with Fabric from the author and designer herself, Amy Karol. It was quite a treat really. I continually pull it out and plan some ideas in my head. I even went so far as to buy some fabric paint for a specific home decor project, but Hubby vetoed the addition of stamps on the curtains. But Hubby's been away a lot lately.

No, I didn't go ahead and stamp the curtains, but I did make what is known as a Daddy Doll in this house. You see, the Monster fully recognizes that Daddy is away and come bedtime she gets upset. Personally, I think it is more her knack for melodrama than actually being upset, but who am I to argue with a crying three year old? Then I remembered a specific project from the book.

With a little help from a good friend at work and her Photoshop skills (I have none) and a drawing of Daddy that The Monster herself made I turned this:

into this:

To be honest, it isn't the best example of what the concept is. We had a major printing error where the head, inexplicably, printed itself about 3 inches from the body. But the printable fabric is expensive so I had to figure out a way to make it work. How very Tim Gunn of me. So I cut out the shape, without making Hubby look a little too male, and hand appliqued it on. Hubby picked the fabrics, it was his doll after all. And I rescued the filling from an old, unused pillow. It isn't quite the same effect as the original concept, but the end result is the same - less crying at bedtime when Daddy was away.

21 comments:

What a sweet idea and even sweeter photo of your little one with her daddy pillow. I absolutely love it. So sorry your hubby has to travel so much. I can't stand when mine is away from home. Have a great weekend!!

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Hey Cheryl, what a great idea, looks like it worked hopefully it will work for a while :) Nice thinking and way to be so creative!!Not quite to scale lol but doesn't look like she's complaining hey. sew cute!!Valeriehttp://www.pastimesonline.ca/vals-quilting/